Region: United Kingdom

New IAM legal research tool aids busy patent professionals in the global licensing landscape

“Primary Sources” can fast-forward your queries about jurisdictions around the world

06 July 2024

UK court fast-tracks patent trials ahead of parallel UPC hearings

But desire to influence Unified Patent Court decision unlikely to be enough to justify UK expedition requests

01 July 2024

Lenovo denied UK injunction against Ericsson as tactical gambit falls flat

Device-maker suffers setback in battle to have global dispute determined by English courts

31 May 2024

Bayer suffers big blow at UK Court of Appeal, clearing path for generic Xarelto launches

The German company remains involved in more than 70 proceedings across 20-plus European countries

28 May 2024

Moderna’s surprise EPO win is a boost for its flagging European patent assertions

But the covid-19 jab maker must overcome several more hurdles to get its hands on a slice of Pfizer/BioNTech’s vaccine revenues

20 May 2024

UK Court of Appeal decision will shape the future of AI patenting

The first instance Emotional Perception ruling made things easier for Artificial Neural Network patentees, but left several important questions unanswered

17 May 2024

Pinpointing trade secrets ‘surprisingly rare’ in licence agreements

Clifford Chance’s London-based partner Don McCombie on implementing formal policies, rising awareness and US v UK litigation

07 May 2024

InterDigital wins German injunction against Lenovo, but loses UK jurisdictional challenge

Chinese implementer must now fight to remain in Europe’s largest market

03 May 2024

Bayer handed lifeline by UK Court of Appeal in battle with Xarelto generics

European courts have been divided in a hard-fought struggle over the best-selling drug

30 April 2024

Ericsson fails to get Lenovo’s global FRAND rate case thrown out of UK Court

High Court judge rejects challenge to Chinese company’s FRAND declaration and injunction claims

24 April 2024